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Athletics At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 Metres T54
The Men's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium London Stadium (formerly and also known as Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford, London, Stratford district of London. It is located ... from 31 August to 2 September. Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows: Results Round 1 Competed 31 August 2012 from 19:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the best fourth place (q) qualified. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:49. Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Men's 5000 metres T54 Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 2012 in men's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Olympic Stadium
London Stadium (formerly and also known as Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford, London, Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, east of central London. The stadium was constructed specifically for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, serving as the track and field, track-and-field venue and as the site of their 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, opening and 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, closing ceremonies. Following the Games, it was renovated for multi-purpose use, and it now serves primarily as the home of Premier League club West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. Land preparation for the stadium began in mid-2007, with the construction officially starting on 22 May 2008. The stadium held its first public event in March 2012, serving as the finish line for a celebrity run organised by the National Lottery ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (wheelchair Racer)
is a Japanese wheelchair athlete. Career Hokinoue's career began at the age of 30, ten years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident. His first major championship marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 6th with a time of 1:23:22. His marathon best is 1:23:16, which he attained at the 2011 Seoul International Marathon. He won the 2013 Boston Marathon's Wheelchair Men's portion, with a time of 1:25:33. Personal life Yamamoto is married and has a son. Yamamoto's nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ... is "Hiro-san". References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamamoto, Hiroyuki 1966 births Living people People with paraplegia Japanese male wheelchair racers Paralympic wheelchair racers Athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Lemeunier
Denis Lemeunier (born 12 February 1965) is a French wheelchair racer. He is best known for defeating defending champion Kevin Papworth in the 2001 London Marathon wheelchair race, a feat given that his wheelchair, which normally would take a year to break in, was only 5 weeks old. He competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ..., taking a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metre relay the latter year. References External links * * 1965 births Living people French male wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krige Schabort
Krige Schabort (born 9 September 1963) is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T54 distance events. He started to represent the US after 2012. Biography Krige competed in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and marathon at the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning the silver medal in the T54 marathon. This was a feat he could not match in 2004 when competing in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon he failed to medal. He moved to America in 2012 and now represents United States at the Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired .... Schabort is a five-time Falmouth Road Race champion in the wheelchair division, winning most recently on August 12, 2012, with a time of 23 minutes, 53 seconds. He also won the Falmouth Mile race the night before, with a time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Hokinoue
is a Japanese wheelchair athlete. Career Hokinoue's career began in 2002, two years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident. His first marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 5th with a time of 1:23:22. His marathon best is 1:22:01, which he attained at the 2011 Oensingen Oensingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. History Oensingen is first mentioned in 968 as ''Oingesingin cum ecclesia''. Geography Oensingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.7% is used ... Wheelchair Marathon; this time became the Japanese record. Hokinoue also holds Japanese records for 5000 m and 10,000 m races. References External links Official page {{DEFAULTSORT:Hokinoue, Kota 1974 births Living people People with paraplegia Japanese male wheelchair racers Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city) Paralympic wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Hamerlak
Tomasz Hamerlak is a Paralympic Track and field, athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T54 distance events. Tomasz has competed in three Paralympics, always competing in a variety of middle and long-distance events. His only Paralympic medal success came in 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 with a bronze medal in the T54 marathon. References Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Polish wheelchair racers {{Poland-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
